Joe Kefauver: Be careful not to upset progress on immigration

5:45 PM,
Jan. 29, 2013

Joe Kefauver

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The U.S. spends more money on immigration enforcement than all other law-enforcement activities combined. This fact is the cornerstone of a new study by the Migration Policy Institute, and it's illustrative of the broken, expensive system this country has struggled with for decades.

But the days of pouring tens of billions of dollars into that system could finally be winding down. After a long wait, there is renewed interest in Washington about meaningfully addressing the fundamental flaws in the system. From President Obama's brief mention during his inaugural address to the ...